A common story for restaurants.
Packed crowds before closing, but empty before the announcement.
Seeing that makes me go “hmm?” It’s both gratifying and makes me wonder—shouldn’t we be going regularly?
People are complicated, aren’t we?
Since this coronavirus started, I haven’t eaten out at all.
I’ve completely cut it off, you could say.
Everyone’s different, so each person decides for themselves.
But when you suddenly notice “Oh! That shop has a ‘Space Available’ sign,” it does feel a bit sentimental.
It’s kind of like when someone passes away.
“Oh, I can’t go there anymore…”
But with this coronavirus, there are pros and cons, and I think some people made bold decisions.
Some saw it as a chance to quit because of age, others because of the numbers, and some who couldn’t quit before because of social pressure.
People who thought “this is dangerous” and felt a push in the back, and now feel refreshed?
Looking around my area, it seems fewer shops have closed than I expected.
What I realized this time is that “people are more resilient than I imagined.”
There’s no punchline, but when I see a picture of grouper hot pot, I get cravings…
